The Veteran's service-connected left eye disability, which includes a retained foreign body and glaucoma, does not cause any impairment in visual acuity or field vision that would warrant a compensable rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not show that the Veteran's service-connected left eye disability causes any clinically significant effect on his visual acuity or field loss.
- Claimed conditions
- foreign body in left eye, left eye pain, dryness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- February 22, 2013
- Citation
- 1306219
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